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Grant gets new child advocacy center halfway to fundraising goal Former school building to house regional resiliency center By Jill Lyman | May 4, 2021 at 12:01 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 12:01 PM
DUBOIS CO., Ind. (WFIE) - There’s a big financial boost for a project
Officials say Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools donated the Fifth Street Elementary School property to SWICACC this February.
They say the west portion of the building will undergo a facilities renovation and then be re-purposed to a child advocacy center named Center on Fifth.
The $560,000 Community Foundation grant is towards a $1.1M fundraising goal needed for renovation costs.
Former school building to house regional resiliency center Fifth Street School plans (Source: SWICACC) By Jill Lyman | April 27, 2021 at 1:11 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 1:11 PM
JASPER, Ind. (WFIE) - A former school building in Jasper is getting new use.
As we’ve reported, there’s a new building
Now, The Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition (SWICACC) is working to transform the Fifth Street School building into a regional resiliency center.
It will be called Center on 5th and will help bring together non-profits, mental health and medical services, advocacy, and investigators for children who have been victims of maltreatment.